In Nazi-occupied
Czechoslovakia a Jewish doctor Dr. Braun, forbidden to practice, has to
remove a bullet from a wounded Resistance fighter. He roams the nightmarish
Prague streets in a desperate search for morphine while hiding his patient
from the Nazis. In a world where people are encouraged to report on anything
out of the ordinary, it is only a matter of time before his covert activities
are brought to the attention of the authorities.

CRITICAL
ACCLAIM

"...
a nearly perfect film..."
-Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

"...so
beautifully and thoughtfully made — well written and acted, shot
with perfect economy and care—that one is almost surprised at the
end to be very much moved by the substance of it."
-Renata Alder, The New York Times